BA
Department of Ethiopian Languages and Literature- Amharic BA Program
Admission Criteria
Applicants are required to have a B.A. or BEd degree in teaching Amharic, Ethiopian Languages and Literature, English major and Amharic Minor, and Pedagogical Science Composite Amharic (Pedagogical Science-Amharic). In addition, they are expected to have 2 Years of teaching or equivalent experience. Applicants must also successfully pass an entrance examination administered as part of the applicant screening process. The office of graduate program of the University announces the exact date and place of the examination each year.
Ethiopian Languages and Literature-Amharic
Year I Semester I
| s/n | Course Name | Course Code | Cr.hr | ECTS |
| 1 | Communicative English Language Skills I | FLEn 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Economics | Econ 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | General Psychology | PsYc 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Mathematics for Social Sciences | Math 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Critical Thinking | LoCT 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Physical Fitness | SpSc 1011 | P/F | |
| 7 | Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn | GeES 1011 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year I Semester II
| Sn | Course Title | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Communicative English Language Skills II | FLEn 1012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Social Anthropology | Anth 1012 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Entrepreneurship | MGMT 1012 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Inclusiveness | SNIE 1012 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Introduction to Emerging Technologies | EmTe 1012 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Moral and Civic Education | MCiE 1012 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn | GlTr 1012 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 31 |
Year II Semester I
| SN | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Amharic Reading skills | ELAm 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Amharic Oral Communicative Skills | ELAm 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Amharic Basic Writing | ELAm 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Fundamentals of Literature | ELAm 2031 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | ELAm 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Introduction to Media and Information Literacy | ELAm 2041 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year II Semester II
| Sn | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Introduction to folklore | Elam 2036 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Amharic advanced composition | ELAm2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | General Linguistics | ELAm2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Issues in Multilingual and Multicultural Society | ELAm 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Basic Geez | ELAm 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Literary Readings and Human Concerns | ELAm 2032 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year III Semester I
| S/n | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Technical Writing | ELAm3011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Amharic Novel | ELAm3033 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Amharic Phonology and Morphology | ELAm 3025 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Drama | ELAm 3031 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Amharic Oral Literature | Elam 3035 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Language and Society | ELAm 3023 | ||
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year III Semester II
| s/n | Course Name | Course Code | Crh | ECTS |
| 1 | Introduction Public Relations | ELAm3042 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Amharic syntax | ELAm3028 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Amharic Poetry | ELAm3034 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Amharic Short Story | ELAm3032 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Research Methods | ELAm3052 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Internship | ELAm3054 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year IV Semester I
| S/n | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Seminar on pre-research | ELAm 4051 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Practical Literary Criticism | ELAm4035 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Amharic Critical Reading and Text Analysis | ELAm4013 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Translation Theory and Practice I | ELAm4023 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | News Gathering, Editorial and Feature writing | ELAm4041 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Children Literature | ELAm4033 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 18 | 30 |
Year IV Semester II
| S/n | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | ECTS |
| 1 | Translation Theory and Practice II | ELAm4024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Workshop on creative writing | ELAm4038 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Survey of Ethiopian Literature | ELAm4034 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Workshop in Text Editing | ELAm4012 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Survey of Ethiopian Languages | ELAm4022 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Senior essay | ELAm4052 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 19 | 32 |